Foxes belong to the family Canidae, Carnivora, the phylum Mammalia. Generally speaking, foxes are also called red foxes, red foxes and grass foxes. Their flexible ears can accurately locate sounds, their sense of smell is keen, and their slender legs can run fast, with a top speed of about 50 kilometers per hour.
So they mainly feed on small animals such as fish, mussels, shrimps, crabs, rats, birds and insects, and sometimes they eat some plants. In fact, foxes are the general name of such animals, and there are many kinds, such as arctic foxes, red foxes, silver-black foxes and sand foxes.
Life habits of foxes:
Foxes live in forests, grasslands, semi-deserts and hilly areas, live in tree holes or soil holes, go out for food at night and go home at dawn.
Because it mainly eats mice and occasionally attacks poultry, it is an animal that does more harm than good; When they pounce on their prey, the long and hairy tail can help them keep their balance, and the white hair at the tip of the tail can confuse the enemy and disturb his sight.
Generally, female foxes mate in estrus from February to May every year. The gestation period is about 5 1 ~ 52 days, and each fetus may give birth to 6 ~ 8 babies. When I was born, my whole body was black and gray, and only the tip of my nose was pink. They can't see anything when they are born, and they have to rely on their mother's protection and feeding. 1 month later, he can stand slowly, his eyes become bigger and he grows light brown hair.